VIRE Consulting currently performs Rational Tool Support for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The ACA program at the IRS is of unparalleled significance; VIRE supports this Executive and Legislative directive which affects not only every United States Taxpayer, but every United States Citizen.

Analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, implementation and troubleshooting for both the Legacy tools and the new Jazz Platform tools; this includes support for the ACA Program and across the IRS Application Development (AD) Enterprise

Develop infrastructure requirements, Level of Effort (LOE) for new tool deployments and process standards for Rational Tool usage and implementation; optimizing tool functionality while meeting the needs of IRS Rational stakeholders and end-users

Develop and execute a Change Management Plan for a full migration to the new Rational Jazz Platform

VIRE ARTS SMEs and ARTS PM regularly develop and lead workshops, open houses and other Training focused outreach sessions for the IRS Rational Tool user community.

IRS ACA IS&R

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

IRS ACA IS&R

VIRE Consulting currently performs Business Analysis and Testing Support for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). VIRE Analysts and Testers develop and design reports which enable IRS Executives to report accurate updates to the highest levels of Congress and the White House.

Analysis, design, development, and Testing of Business Objects Reports

Work with ACA Front Line Managers to analyze and define Business, Functional and Technical Requirements.

Develop Use Cases and User Stories to help ensure developers can continuously develop, maintain and optimize the Transaction Processing System (TPS) is functional and processing transactions within established times based on the IRS Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Health and Human Services (HHS).

Perform Regression Testing and Integration Testing to ensure any/all changes to the system do not impact performance.

IRS ACA Architecture

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

IRS ACA Architecture

VIRE Consulting currently performs Architecture and Engineering Support for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). VIRE Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) work directly with IRS Enterprise Architecture and Solutions Engineering Programs to analyze potential technical solutions, develop Proof of Concepts (POCs) for potential new technology implementation, and other support as needed.

Work directly with the IRS Director of Enterprise Architecture and his advisors to Analyze and Validate proposed technical solutions across IRS and ACA.

Work with Business Owners to validate and ensure Business needs are being met by proposed technical solutions and new technology implementations.

Department of Labor

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

Department of Labor

VIRE Consulting currently supports the Dept. of Labor, Wage and Hour Division by providing modernization support services. VIRE has been tasked with providing services for Business Process Re-engineering (BPR), IT Strategy and Acquisition Support to assist with WHD modernization efforts. The VIRE Team advises WHD leadership for the strategic advancement of mission-critical business processes and Information Technology (IT) planning initiatives.

Assist WHD with Program Management Support to properly plan for IT modernization tasks, decisions and activities.

VIRE Consulting provides IT Support to EXIM in numerous areas, for both short and long term tasks/projects. VIRE was initially tasked with providing urgent IT infrastructure operations support during a sudden lapse in contractor support. As a result of the outstanding performance displayed during this ad-hoc support project, VIRE’s Desktop Support Team was extended for a long-term engagement and VIRE was also awarded a multi-year contract. EXIM continues to utilize VIRE for mission-critical support.

Provided a 5 person Desktop Support team of cleared personnel:

Team phased in only 2 days after EXIM contacted VIRE via client referral with this urgent request

Resolved over 150 backlog tickets in first 2 days

Team extended for a long-term engagement as a result of outstanding performance

Provide Server Engineering Support in a large, virtualized server environment

Provide Network Security and Engineering Support

Provide SharePoint Development to migrate from EXIM’s legacy document management system to SharePoint 2013/Office 365

VIRE routinely interfaces with the Information Technology Director and the Chief Information Officer (CIO) to develop technical requirements and LOE for current/future projects. VIRE’s scope of support will continue to expand and evolve throughout the contract life-cycle of this multi-year BPA.

MORE CASE STUDIES

Army National Guard (ARNG)- Enterprise Operations

Army National Guard (ARNG): Enterprise Operations and Security Support Overview of Performance (subcontract)

Task

Provide acquisition support to the Army National Guard.

Business Problem

VIRE Consulting is supporting a major acquisition for the Army National Guard (ARNG) which requires expert staff with Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) standards for Contracting II and III levels.

Development and implementation of source selection procedures and advanced training for evaluators.

Documentation of the results of the source selection process in support of an award decision.

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - SharePoint 2010

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

SharePoint 2010 Design and Development

Task

Provide full lifecycle Design and Development support for transitioning/upgrading legacy web content management (WCM) and document management system to a new, custom SharePoint Server 2010 system.

Business Problem

The CIA needed a more collaborative, easily accessible system for document and web content management. The solution needed to have the security of their internal servers, with the accessibility and collaborative features of a COTS WCM system.

Solution

VIRE Consulting provides the subject matter expertise needed to develop a custom SharePoint 2010 document management and WCM system. Our SME brought private sector knowledge of developing COTS SharePoint Solutions, and applied them to this secure environment. The work included (but is not limited to) hands on development in C#, ASP.Net, HTML, CSS, Java and JavaScript configuring Collaboration Portals, Service Applications, Team Sites, Custom Web Parts and Web Services. VIRE Consultants were involved in all stages of the SDLC, from requirements gathering, through development, into deployment and final testing of the system.

Key Benefits

Solution improved both collaborative abilities and accessibility for end users without compromising security

Improved scalability and more efficient data management

More user friendly system, easier and more cost effective to modify and/or maintain

Install a Data Warehouse Disaster Recovery Solution for the Department of Human Services

Business Problem

DHS needed a highly available file virtualization storage solution to warehouse its historical data to meet HIPPA and other health requirements. DHS also wanted a solution that was designed using the latest in disaster recovery technologies.

Solution

VIRE Consulting Enterprise Business Continuity Solutions ensure that your applications and data are available during planned and unplanned outages. VIRE Consulting designed and implemented a file virtualization, data warehousing and disaster recovery solution using EMC Clarion Storage Attached Network solutions and Recover point appliances. VIRE Consulting implemented this multi-site solution with redundant VMware servers. The VMware servers were installed to allow DHS to consolidate many of their older servers and create additional file storage with the attached SANs. The solution also utilized file replication appliances and provided an offsite disaster recovery VMware server with mirrored NAS (Network Attached Storage).

VIRE Consulting helps the FAA support one of their application systems known as the Certificate Management Information System (CMIS). The CMIS automated the procedures by which the FAA inspected and certified aircraft and aircraft part manufacturers. This program ensures that manufacturers conform to national aircraft safety standards.

VIRE Consulting helped provide the full life cycle support from Program Management Support, Design and development all the way through implementation, operation and maintenance of the system. VIRE Consulting supports this high profile project ensuring operational safety in the aircraft logistics environment. VIRE’s program management team oversees the successful implementation of business rules and implementation described by the following:

Design and implementation of Web Application for FAA involving SOA and ASP.Net, Lotus Domino front end with Microsoft SQL Server backend and integration with Apache Tomcat

The Wireless Accelerated Responder Network (WARN) was the nation’s first city-wide broadband wireless public safety network. This pilot network was unveiled in September 2004 and was first operationally used in January 2005 for the Presidential Inauguration and then for the State of the Union. WARN consists of 12 radio sites and 200 network devices (i.e. PC cards) that facilitate wireless interconnection of Local and Federal public safety mobile devices throughout the District of Columbia. In addition, users of the network can access applications that previously were only accessible from the desktop computers.

u000bWARN was a pilot network run on an experimental license in the 700 MHz band provided by the FCC. The District anticipated that use of this network, in concert with the activities of the Spectrum Coalition for Public Safety, would help persuade Congress to allocate the funding necessary for the deployment of broadband public safety networks by state, county and local governments. In the interim, we solicited feedback from our first responder WARN users to demonstrate the network’s capabilities to the public safety community.

Network Attributes

Covers over 95% of the District

Uplink rate -- 900 kbps (peak)/300 kbps (average)

Downlink rate -- 3 Mbps (peak)/900 kbps (average)

Low latency (30-50ms)

Full mobility (communications sustained while device mobile throughout the city)

Scalability (Frequency reuse of 1 allows for “plug-and-play” site for capacity increase)

Dedicated Public Safety network – no contention with cellular or commercial users.

All IP network; features include full quality of service (QOS) capabilities, and static IP addresses

VIRE Consulting helped support the WARN initiative by supplying Technical Support Engineers who prepared hardware for the WARN infrastructure to be deployed. The Engineers were also responsible for installation and management of application software and support for RF testing including pre-testing of demonstration venues and support of drive testing on the network as required. Our Engineers use a Remedy trouble ticket system to respond to and fulfill requests for service as they arise.

The District of Columbia's Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) is responsible for providing technical support, phone support, email, and in-person consultation to a host of District agencies, including but not limited to, the Office of the Mayor, Office of Contracts and Procurement, and Department of Health. The Office relies on VIRE Consulting Program Management personnel to effectively guide and drive this enterprise initiative. The VIRE Consulting System Integration Support and Program Management Team provides guidance and solutions for a multitude of challenges that the DC Government faces every day, while implementing strategic initiatives and policy recommendations to prevent problem recurrence.

VIRE Consulting Program Managers are on site to provide analysis and planning of new program rollouts such as technology refreshes, procedural updates and new large scale systems deployments. Additionally, VIRE Program managers provide guidance and oversight for Agile Software Development Projects within OCTO.